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church_n and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o leave_v it_o without_o law_n and_o rule_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o nor_o without_o proper_a governor_n invest_v with_o power_n and_o authority_n to_o exert_v and_o execute_v those_o law_n we_o steadfast_o believe_v but_o that_o he_o ever_o do_v delegate_v all_o his_o power_n to_o any_o one_o or_o substitute_v any_o one_o person_n to_o be_v the_o universal_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n after_o he_o we_o can_v believe_v because_o we_o have_v no_o ground_n for_o it_o either_o in_o scripture_n or_o in_o any_o primitive_a and_o authentic_a antiquity_n and_o indeed_o how_o shall_v we_o for_o till_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o constantinople_n begin_v to_o envy_v one_o another_o greatness_n and_o to_o strive_v for_o supremacy_n which_o be_v about_o 600_o year_n after_o christ_n the_o church_n be_v never_o acquaint_v with_o any_o such_o name_n or_o thing_n as_o be_v now_o claim_v and_o no_o soon_o do_v it_o adventure_n to_o peep_v abroad_o but_o warning_n be_v give_v against_o it_o as_o antichristian_a and_o that_o by_o one_o of_o their_o pope_n and_o when_o afterward_o it_o be_v public_o usurp_v it_o be_v condemn_v by_o a_o general_n council_n and_o they_o be_v not_o yet_o agree_v among_o themselves_o where_o to_o fix_v it_o and_o therefore_o they_o can_v in_o reason_n expect_v that_o we_o shall_v build_v our_o faith_n upon_o such_o a_o uncertain_a foundation_n or_o make_v that_o a_o bond_n of_o communion_n in_o the_o church_n which_o the_o church_n from_o 600_o year_n and_o upward_o know_v nothing_o of_o that_o government_n be_v a_o bond_n of_o communion_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n we_o acknowledge_v and_o that_o it_o be_v never_o lodge_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o one_o person_n since_o our_o saviour_n i_o think_v be_v very_o plain_a and_o evident_a but_o where_o then_o do_v it_o reside_v this_o will_v best_o be_v know_v by_o consider_v how_o it_o be_v derive_v that_o it_o be_v unite_v in_o the_o person_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n will_v be_v acknowledge_v on_o all_o hand_n and_o where_o he_o leave_v it_o there_o we_o be_v to_o look_v for_o it_o now_o that_o he_o leave_v it_o with_o his_o apostle_n and_o make_v they_o equal_a sharer_n therein_o i_o think_v be_v very_o plain_a notwithstanding_o that_o pretence_n which_o be_v make_v by_o our_o adversary_n that_o it_o be_v lodge_v in_o peter_n alone_o a_o pretence_n which_o have_v be_v so_o often_o and_o so_o miserable_o baffle_v and_o which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a will_v do_v they_o no_o service_n that_o i_o wonder_v they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o bring_v it_o upon_o the_o stage_n any_o more_o and_o that_o from_o the_o apostle_n it_o be_v derive_v to_o their_o successor_n the_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n of_o god_n church_n be_v the_o receive_a opinion_n of_o all_o antiquity_n 108._o episcopatus_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la cujus_fw-la à _fw-la singulis_fw-la in_o solidum_fw-la pars_fw-la tenetur_fw-la cypr._n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la 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sense_n be_v not_o schism_n but_o apostasy_n and_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o find_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n for_o that_o but_o if_o it_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o separation_n from_o the_o communion_n of_o some_o particular_a church_n than_o it_o be_v imply_v that_o possible_o there_o may_v be_v such_o cause_n give_v as_o may_v justify_v the_o separation_n and_o if_o so_o than_o the_o guilt_n of_o schism_n will_v lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o that_o church_n which_o give_v such_o cause_n and_o not_o at_o his_o or_o they_o who_o separate_z therefrom_o now_o i_o have_v already_o tell_v you_o that_o i_o know_v no_o cause_n which_o can_v justify_v such_o a_o separation_n save_v only_o this_o when_o a_o church_n make_v the_o term_n of_o her_o communion_n such_o as_o can_v be_v comply_v withal_o without_o sin_n and_o in_o this_o case_n methinks_v it_o be_v very_o plain_a that_o it_o can_v be_v sin_n to_o separate_v when_o it_o be_v sin_n to_o communicate_v for_o 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heretic_n for_o not_o to_o be_v and_o not_o to_o appear_v in_o foro_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la be_v the_o same_o heresy_n then_o which_o be_v so_o great_a and_o heinous_a a_o crime_n a_o error_n so_o mischievous_a to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o of_o so_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o the_o heretic_n himself_o ought_v certain_o to_o be_v very_o well_o prove_v and_o make_v mighty_a clear_a and_o manifest_a before_o it_o be_v charge_v upon_o any_o man_n or_o any_o society_n of_o man_n who_o profess_v christianity_n for_o though_o every_o heresy_n be_v a_o error_n yet_o every_o error_n be_v not_o heresy_n it_o must_v be_v a_o error_n in_o religion_n and_o in_o the_o foundation_n of_o religion_n too_o and_o that_o fundamental_a error_n must_v be_v divulge_v and_o open_o teach_v i._n e._n there_o must_v be_v a_o endeavour_n to_o instill_v the_o poison_n of_o it_o into_o other_o thereby_o to_o seduce_v and_o withdraw_v they_o from_o fundamental_a truth_n and_o holiness_n and_o all_o this_o 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same_o pit_n that_o they_o themselves_o have_v dig_v for_o other_o so_o far_o be_v the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o open_o teach_v any_o fundamental_a error_n in_o religion_n that_o she_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v prove_v guilty_a of_o any_o such_o as_o be_v make_v appear_v in_o the_o precede_a section_n she_o teach_v nothing_o but_o the_o pure_a word_n of_o god_n nor_o receive_v any_o thing_n as_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n or_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n but_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o holy_a scripture_n or_o may_v be_v prove_v thereby_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v just_o charge_v with_o the_o guilt_n of_o heresy_n upon_o this_o account_n sect_n v._o iu._n this_o fundamental_a error_n must_v be_v obstinate_o defend_v and_o maintain_v this_o be_v the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o definition_n and_o that_o which_o give_v spirit_n and_o life_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n for_o though_o we_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o error_n and_o of_o error_n in_o religion_n yea_o though_o that_o error_n shall_v be_v a_o fundamental_a one_o and_o open_o teach_v by_o we_o yet_o if_o we_o be_v not_o obstinate_a therein_o but_o upon_o fair_a and_o full_a conviction_n be_v willing_a to_o reform_v our_o judgement_n and_o relinquish_v the_o same_o we_o can_v be_v just_o burden_v with_o the_o guilt_n of_o heresy_n such_o be_v the_o modesty_n of_o the_o ch._n of_o england_n that_o she_o do_v not_o believe_v much_o less_o boast_v herself_o to_o be_v infallible_a as_o the_o ch._n of_o rome_n unwarrantable_o do_v as_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n alexandria_n and_o antioch_n have_v err_v so_o she_o or_o any_o other_o particular_a church_n may_v err_v but_o such_o be_v her_o piety_n and_o humility_n that_o she_o be_v very_o desirous_a of_o and_o always_o ready_a to_o receive_v better_a information_n and_o thereupon_o to_o reform_v and_o amend_v her_o error_n she_o be_v and_o ever_o have_v be_v willing_a to_o submit_v all_o her_o doctrine_n to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o touchstone_n of_o god_n word_n by_o the_o primitive_a doctor_n and_o pastor_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o by_o the_o four_o first_o general_n council_n and_o therefore_o without_o great_a injustice_n can_v be_v think_v to_o be_v obstinate_a or_o contumacious_a to_o make_v a_o fundamental_a error_n become_v heresy_n two_o thing_n you_o see_v be_v require_v 1._o that_o fundamental_a error_n must_v be_v defend_v 2._o it_o must_v be_v defend_v with_o obstinacy_n sect_n vi_o i._n of_o defend_v a_o fundamental_a error_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o fundamental_a error_n in_o religion_n be_v a_o great_a and_o dangerous_a crime_n but_o to_o persist_v in_o it_o and_o undertake_v the_o defence_n of_o it_o render_v it_o yet_o great_a and_o more_o dangerous_a for_o religion_n be_v that_o upon_o the_o due_a observance_n of_o which_o depend_v all_o our_o happiness_n here_o and_o all_o our_o hope_n of_o happiness_n hereafter_o and_o therefore_o to_o mistake_v therein_o be_v like_o a_o error_n in_o war_n which_o 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